Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
SOC Code: 47-2073
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operatorss learn and follow safety regulations. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 100.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 100.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$58,710
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Job Growth
3.6%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Monitoring
- •Repairing
- •Time Management
- •Troubleshooting
Common Tasks
- ✓Learn and follow safety regulations.
- ✓Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
- ✓Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
- ✓Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
- ✓Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation